Sam Satterfield Sr.

Friday

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with Charlie Cox officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

Mr. Satterfield was born Jan. 30, 1938, in Fairmont, W.V., to the Rev. Raymond and Dorthy Satterfield. Both of his parents were Methodist ministers. He was raised in Fairmont and lived there until moving to Amarillo 31 years ago. He married Barbara Grise on July 16, 1959, in Fairmont.

He was an auto mechanic and auto body mechanic all of his life. He loved cars in general. He started helping his father work on cars at age 13. He was a loving family man and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and driving them around town and buying them treats. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Satterfield of Amarillo, two daughters, Kimberly Kay Graham and husband Terry and DeAnna Sue Satterfield, all of Amarillo; three sons, Samuel Satterfield Jr. and wife Janit and Thomas Alvin Satterfield and wife Mary, all of Clarksberg, W.V., and Daniel Franklin Satterfield and wife Sara of Amarillo; three sisters, Velma Jean Bucklow of Reidsville, W.V., Esther Ruth Sommers of Morgantown, W.V., and Linda Darlene Haney of Woodsfield, Ohio; a brother, Joseph Paul Satterfield of Fort Meyers, Fla.; 22 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sign the online guest book at www.coxfuneralhomeamarillo.com.

Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2013

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